The Paul Harland Prize is the oldest annual award for original Dutch short science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

, fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

 or horror

Horror fiction

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...

 stories

Short story

A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...

. It is named after Dutch science fiction author Paul Harland

Paul Harland

Paul Harland was the pseudonym of the Dutch science fiction writer Paul Smit. He had written several novels, one in English. And one of his collections was translated into English. Along with his writing he also designed furniture.-Death:His death had initially been reported as a suicide...

, who died in 2003.

This award is for short stories and novelettes with a word count up to 10,000 words. Other annual Dutch awards in the SF/F/H genres are the Unleash Award

Unleash Award

The Unleash Award is the annual award for the best Dutch fantasy/science-fiction and horror/suspense short story with a wordcount between 2,000 and 6,000 words....

 (for short stories with a word count between 2,000 and 6,000 words) and Fantastels (for short stories and novelettes with a word count up to 12,000 words).

History

The award was presented for the first time in 1976 by SF fan and critic Rob Vooren, on the occasion of a short story contest which had been organised that same year. Initially, Vooren called it the King Kong Award, and also published an irregular fanzine

Fanzine

A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...

 with the same name.

Over the next ten years, the contest was mostly organised by Rob Vooren, who not only assembled the jury, but also ensured availability of the prize money (usually 1000 guilders), and later enlisted the help of a publisher. In 1984 this finally resulted in professional publication for the award winners.

In 1987 Rob Vooren handed over the organisation for the last time, to a rotating committee. For reasons of credibility, and with a view to attracting more sponsors, it was decided in 1996 to change the name to Millennium Prize. Following the death of Paul Harland, who had not only won the award several times, but had also organised it, in addition to being on the jury more often than almost anyone else, the prize was given his name in 2003.

Winning authors

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First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth
Bert Vos
Peter Cuijpers	Guido Eekhaut	Annemarie van Ewijck	Eddy C. Bertin Eddy C. Bertin Eddy C. Bertin is a Belgian-German author of adult and children's fiction, best known in the United States for his science fiction. He has also written under the pseudonyms Edith Brendall, Doriac Greysun and others.-Life:...	Martin Berkelaar
Wim Burkunk	Wim Burkunk	Peter Cuijpers	Eddy C. Bertin Eddy C. Bertin Eddy C. Bertin is a Belgian-German author of adult and children's fiction, best known in the United States for his science fiction. He has also written under the pseudonyms Edith Brendall, Doriac Greysun and others.-Life:...	Kathinka Lannoy
Tais Teng Tais Teng Tais Teng is a pseudonymous Dutch fantasy fiction and science fiction writer, illustrator and sculptor.His real name is Thijs van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen and he was born in 1952 in The Hague....	Robert Smets	Frank Frankhuizen	Luuk Simonis	Eddy C. Bertin Eddy C. Bertin Eddy C. Bertin is a Belgian-German author of adult and children's fiction, best known in the United States for his science fiction. He has also written under the pseudonyms Edith Brendall, Doriac Greysun and others.-Life:...
Bert Vos	Peter Cuijpers	Rob Zaagman	Sophie van der Waaij	Eddy C. Bertin / Frank Visser
	Sophie van der Waaij	Jan Bee Landman
Gert and Jan J.B. Kuipers	Peter Cuijpers	Paul Harland / Tais Teng		Reinold Widemann
Paul Harland and Tais Teng / Peter Cuijpers		Paul Harland Paul Harland Paul Harland was the pseudonym of the Dutch science fiction writer Paul Smit. He had written several novels, one in English. And one of his collections was translated into English. Along with his writing he also designed furniture.-Death:His death had initially been reported as a suicide...	Jan J.B. Kuipers	Gerben Hellinga jr Gerben Hellinga Jr Gerben Hellinga jr. is a Dutch author of science-fiction and historic novels....
Gerben Hellinga jr / Tais Teng		Tais Teng Tais Teng Tais Teng is a pseudonymous Dutch fantasy fiction and science fiction writer, illustrator and sculptor.His real name is Thijs van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen and he was born in 1952 in The Hague....	Gerben Hellinga jr Gerben Hellinga Jr Gerben Hellinga jr. is a Dutch author of science-fiction and historic novels....	Jan J.B. Kuipers
Thomas Wintner	Jan Bee Landman	Jan J.B. Kuipers	Guido Eekhaut	Jan J.B. Kuipers
Jan J.B. Kuipers	Jannelies Smit & Paul Harland	Eddy C. Bertin Eddy C. Bertin Eddy C. Bertin is a Belgian-German author of adult and children's fiction, best known in the United States for his science fiction. He has also written under the pseudonyms Edith Brendall, Doriac Greysun and others.-Life:...	Antony den Ridder	Guido Eekhaut / Jan Bee Landman
Paul Evenblij Paul Evenblij Paul Evenblij is a Dutch author of speculative fiction. He has won the Paul Harland Prize for his short stories in both 1988 and 2001. An English language collection of stories, Systems of Romance, he wrote in conjunction with Paul Harland was published in 1995...	Thomas Cool	Gerben Hellinga jr Gerben Hellinga Jr Gerben Hellinga jr. is a Dutch author of science-fiction and historic novels....	Peter Cuijpers	Rijna Elijzen
Tais Teng Tais Teng Tais Teng is a pseudonymous Dutch fantasy fiction and science fiction writer, illustrator and sculptor.His real name is Thijs van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen and he was born in 1952 in The Hague....	Julien C. Raasveld	Jan Bee Landman and Paul Harland	Peter Cuijpers	Jan J.B. Kuipers
Paul Harland Paul Harland Paul Harland was the pseudonym of the Dutch science fiction writer Paul Smit. He had written several novels, one in English. And one of his collections was translated into English. Along with his writing he also designed furniture.-Death:His death had initially been reported as a suicide...	Jan Bee Landman	Thomas Wintner	Gerben Hellinga jr Gerben Hellinga Jr Gerben Hellinga jr. is a Dutch author of science-fiction and historic novels....	Jan J.B. Kuipers
Peter Cuijpers	Jan J.B. Kuipers	Martin Berkelaar	Gerben Hellinga jr Gerben Hellinga Jr Gerben Hellinga jr. is a Dutch author of science-fiction and historic novels....	Peter Cuijpers
Mike Jansen and Paul Harland	Paul van Leeuwenkamp	Jaap Boekestein	Nico Stikker	Geeske M. Kruseman / Paul van Leeuwenkamp
Nico Stikker	Peter Cuijpers	Vincent Hoberg	Jan J.B. Kuipers	Tony de Haan
Paul Harland and Vincent Hoberg	Jan J.B. Kuipers	Paul van Leeuwenkamp	Martijn Kregting	Dirk Bontes
Dirk Bontes	Jan J.B. Kuipers	Mark J. Ruyffelaert	Frank van Dongen	Martijn Kregting
Jan J.B. Kuipers	Bart van Geldrop	Paul Evenblij Paul Evenblij Paul Evenblij is a Dutch author of speculative fiction. He has won the Paul Harland Prize for his short stories in both 1988 and 2001. An English language collection of stories, Systems of Romance, he wrote in conjunction with Paul Harland was published in 1995...	Gerben Hellinga jr Gerben Hellinga Jr Gerben Hellinga jr. is a Dutch author of science-fiction and historic novels....	Nico Stikker
Henri Achten	Richard Meijer	Marcel Orie	Henri Achten	Jay Hill Jay Hill Jay D. Hill PC is a former Canadian politician and member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was the Member of Parliament for the riding of Prince George—Peace River from 1993 until his retirement in 2010. He also served as Government House Leader in the Canadian House of Commons during his...
Sophia Drenth	Mirjam Gielen	Sophia Drenth	Cor Oosting	Diana van der Pluijm
Anne-Claire Verham	Chris Braga / Jan J.B. Kuipers		Anne-Claire Verham	Mirjam Gielen
Paul Evenblij Paul Evenblij Paul Evenblij is a Dutch author of speculative fiction. He has won the Paul Harland Prize for his short stories in both 1988 and 2001. An English language collection of stories, Systems of Romance, he wrote in conjunction with Paul Harland was published in 1995...	Dirk Bontes	Chris Braga	Mirjam Gielen	Chris Braga
Dirk Bontes	Peter Kaptein	Robert Tetteroo	Jurgen Appelo / Marco Knauff
Jaap Boekestein	Martijn Kregting	Jaap Boekestein	Marco Knauff	Auke Pols
Christien Boomsma	Chris Braga	Katrien Rutten	Sarah de Waard	Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Auke Pols	Esther Scherpenisse	Thomas Olde Heuvelt	Sarah de Waard	Mark Bartels
Christien Boomsma	Fred Rabouw	Jan J.B. Kuipers	Claudia van Arkel	Jenny Hoogeboom
Wim Stolk	Anne Witberg	Martijn Lindeboom	Jaap Boekestein	Esther Scherpenisse
Boukje Balder	Fred Rabouw	Rianne Lampers	Anne Witberg	Fred Rabouw
Thomas Olde Heuvelt	Django Mathijsen	Fred van der Meulen	Jos Lexmond	Fred Rabouw
Kurt Forel	Martijn Kregting	Patrick Brannigan	Boukje Balder / Frank Norbert Rieter